George William Featherstonhaugh
@georgefeatherstonhaugh
British-American geologist and geographer (1780-1866)
Building Albany and Schenectady Railroad as Founder
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1780–1866
- Educated at
- University of Oxford
About
George William Featherstonhaugh (1780–1866) was an explorer and geologist. They were born in London. They studied at University of Oxford.
In context
Albany and Schenectady Railroad was founded in 1826 and closed in 1853, after 27 years. Among the 27 other railway company companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 23 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Contribution
George's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.